Daily Universe Sports

Dec 16 2023 65 ep. 29 mins 3
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The latest news in the BYU sports world.

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External Discussions - Season 3, Episode 4: When You Fill the Void

Dec 16 2023 16 mins  
BYU softball player Taryn Lennon knows what it’s like to be a part of an athletic family. But what happens when that community goes away? What happens when families leave behind the only thing they knew that brought them together? They bring the journey together full circle to discover there’s more than just being an athlete. Music is courtesy of Pyrosion. Songs used, includin

External Discussions - Season 3, Episode 3: When the Cheering Stops

Dec 16 2023 19 mins  
Kenzie Koerber-Dahle knew the day would come. But it came in a way she never imagined. She, along with the cast of athletes and coaches, share how hard it was to give up the life they knew – and how they all reconciled their new lives going forward. Music in this episode is courtesy of Pyrosion. Songs used, including the theme "Dreamer", include: Distancia Sun Rise

External Discussions - Season 3, Episode 2: When the Game Begins

Dec 15 2023 14 mins  
Pitchers, like BYU graduate Cooper McKeehan, are always under pressure. He discusses how battling the yips, getting cut in sixth grade, and more, made him the man who he is today. The group also joins in to discuss the grind of being an athlete – and a coach – in a high-stress environment. Music by Pyrosion is used in this episode. Songs used, including the theme "Dreamer

External Discussions - Season 3, Episode 1: When the Lights Go Down

Dec 15 2023 16 mins  
The unasked question about sports is “What happens when the game you love is gone?” Alex Tumalip and Kyle Remund, multimedia journalists for The Universe and colleagues at BYU Broadcasting, begin this new journey into the afterlife of student-athletes in the opening episode of season three of the award-winning podcast, External Discussions. All music used in the episode is cou

Carolyn Can: Finding Purpose on the Pitch

Dec 13 2023 8 mins  
Carolyn Billings is the head athletic trainer for the BYU women’s soccer team and director of sports medicine for the university. Amid all of her personal accomplishments, Billings has had multiple setbacks in her life, including five cancer diagnoses. In this episode BYU player Laveni Vaka interviews Billings about her story on and off the pitch.

From the gridiron to law school

May 09 2023 6 mins  
Former BYU defensive back Keenan Ellis details his experience of transitioning from the thrilling world of college football to the rigorous grind of attending law school.

External Discussions - Season 2, Episode 4: This is Excellence

Apr 26 2023 11 mins  
No matter how you cut it, excellence is difficult to define. Alex concludes this four-part journey recapping true excellence and what athletes should really be aiming for in their performance.

External Discussions - Season 2, Episode 3: Falling Short – and Getting Back Up

Apr 26 2023 9 mins  
So we know how excellence is defined, and what it is defined by. What happens when someone falls short – especially our superhuman athletes? Alex sits down with BYU student athletes Lauren Gustin, Zac Jones and Cole Gambill to discuss how they’ve rebounded through adversity when their best wasn’t enough.

External Discussions - Season 2, Episode 2: Achievement or Improvement?

Apr 26 2023 10 mins  
Our heroes are caught between the biggest rock and the hardest place. We define success in sports by many things, both achievements and improvements. Alex sits down with BYU golfer Zac Jones and BYU director of golf Todd Miller to discuss which of these – or if something else – should be of greater concern to athletes.

External Discussions - Season 2, Episode 1: Pursuing Excellence

Apr 26 2023 9 mins  
The award-winning Universe podcast External Discussions returns for a second season. Join Alex Tumalip on a new four-part journey to define how athletes really pursue and perceive excellence. Alex opens this new season by talking to BYU baseball stars Cutter Clawson and Cole Gambill as well as women’s basketball coach Amber Whiting to find out what they think excellence is and ho